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plus new york city's murder rate hit a 50 year low but the policy is still under fire. to stop and frisk be soon a thing of the past? and the return of the hollywood black list. campaign against zero dark 30. >> paul: welcome, i'm paul gigot. with days to go president obama turned up the heat on republicans this week saying they would be to blame if across the board spending cuts take affect march 1st. appearing on police officers and firefighters and other first responders, he claimed the consequences of such cuts would be dire. >> people will lose their jobs. it will jeopardize our military readiness. it will eviscerate investments and thousands will be laid off. tens of thousands of parents will have to scramble to find child care for their kids. >> paul: but in an op-ed john boehner shot back saying the sequester was the white house's idea in the first place and product of his president obama's failed leadership. joining us is dan henninger. jason riley and washington columnist kim strausel. let's start with the merits and the claims of catastrophe if those spending
plus new york city's murder rate hit a 50 year low but the policy is still under fire. to stop and frisk be soon a thing of the past? and the return of the hollywood black list. campaign against zero dark 30. >> paul: welcome, i'm paul gigot. with days to go president obama turned up the heat on republicans this week saying they would be to blame if across the board spending cuts take affect march 1st. appearing on police officers and firefighters and other first responders, he claimed...
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at comparative murder rates versus some of the other big cities in america. new york city, per 100,000 citizens has had five murders whereas four times less than philadelphia for example or chicago. dorothy, if jason is right why any objections? >> there two rose for objection. this is shear demagoguery. let's go to the old saying the cushion is not a suicide pact and basis of the claims that minorities are hurt. look at los angeles police that shot those people that brought a vocal group out, yeah, we don't want to shoot people but the police are corrupt. it's a mirror image of the view. >> paul: 84% of the stop and frisk people who are stopped and frisked are minorities including to 2011 and 88% of those stop and frisked, no summons and no arrest. so the accusation, its kind of racial profiling and number two, it's way over done. you don't need to do it because these people aren't threatening. >> but it doesn't take the deterrence effect it could be having. if people know there are police presence in the community are likely to be engaged in behavior or car
at comparative murder rates versus some of the other big cities in america. new york city, per 100,000 citizens has had five murders whereas four times less than philadelphia for example or chicago. dorothy, if jason is right why any objections? >> there two rose for objection. this is shear demagoguery. let's go to the old saying the cushion is not a suicide pact and basis of the claims that minorities are hurt. look at los angeles police that shot those people that brought a vocal group...
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is the city, your city, totally prepared, ready for this? >> we're doing the best that we can, erin. one of the things that we've done is make sure to get the information out to everyone, let them know that it's a time to really be home, to be with your family, to give us an opportunity to really be on the roads trying to clear the roads. the snow is coming down, it's coming down pretty fast as you can see. and we've got a lot of work to do the next 24 hours. so we're asking everyone to please stay off the roads, let us do our job. fortunately we have a lot of good people out there tonight working. we're going to work throughout the night. >> mayor, i know one of the things that hurricane sandy which obviously affected your state as well as much of the mid-atlantic was power outages. i know now a lot of the snow that's coming down where you are, it's heavy, wet snow, the kind of snow that could bring down power lines. are you worried about mass power outages? >> that's actually a huge concern that we have, especially during the wintertime wh
is the city, your city, totally prepared, ready for this? >> we're doing the best that we can, erin. one of the things that we've done is make sure to get the information out to everyone, let them know that it's a time to really be home, to be with your family, to give us an opportunity to really be on the roads trying to clear the roads. the snow is coming down, it's coming down pretty fast as you can see. and we've got a lot of work to do the next 24 hours. so we're asking everyone to...
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for the next 72 hours, the bulk of the snow is east of new york city. everywhere you see pink through here, that's a foot of snow or more, and the purple is 20 to 30 inches of snow. that's from portland, maine, to boston, to providence, that's still to come. you already have 6 on the ground. there's plus 20. that's still a good snowfall. albany, you'll see about 6 to 10 more. down toward new york city, it appears you're almost in this dry area where there will be 8 to your north, 4 to your south, but not a lot more to come still in the city compares to what is on long island, over a foot still to come here. and this is the danger zone, just snowing everywhere out here. it's coming down in buckets because at the low comes through here, its closest position is going to be to boston, not new york city. that's why snow is not going to be as heavy in the city as in boston because the low is much closer there. then by tomorrow afternoon, literally, this thing is gone. saturday, 4:00, 5:00, the snow is completely over. only the wind is left. erin. >> what's th
for the next 72 hours, the bulk of the snow is east of new york city. everywhere you see pink through here, that's a foot of snow or more, and the purple is 20 to 30 inches of snow. that's from portland, maine, to boston, to providence, that's still to come. you already have 6 on the ground. there's plus 20. that's still a good snowfall. albany, you'll see about 6 to 10 more. down toward new york city, it appears you're almost in this dry area where there will be 8 to your north, 4 to your...
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the big snows won't be for new york city. they'll be farther to the east because the snow continues. we will see, we will see before this is of, anderson, some place with 30 inches of snow or even more. >> wow. all right, chad, appreciate it. amazing job all night long. we'll be right back. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you need without any surprise fees. ♪ it's not rocket science. it's just common sense. from td ameritrade. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the next wave of italians has come to america, and the fiat 500 with beats audio is rockin' the block. the italian designed fiat 500. email marketing from constant contact reaches people in a place they're checking every day -- their inbox. and it gives you the tools to create custom emails that drive business. it's just one of the ways constant contact can help you gro
the big snows won't be for new york city. they'll be farther to the east because the snow continues. we will see, we will see before this is of, anderson, some place with 30 inches of snow or even more. >> wow. all right, chad, appreciate it. amazing job all night long. we'll be right back. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you...
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experiencing what we witnessed across the city. he's stuck. he came into this church parking lot. was going to plow it, got halfway through, but the conditions proved to be too much, so he's been struggling to get out of that particular position for the past 20 minutes or so. but again, anderson, there is a fleet of some 5,000 vehicles like this that are out on the streets throughout the state, plowing roads. plowing the primary routes, plowing parking lots and secondary routes like the one that you see here. looks like he's finally going to make his way out of here, but we're going to move back just a little bit. as you know, anderson, in addition to the fleet of equipment that they have out in the streets, the governor has also enacted a plan banning basically all vehicles on the streets except for emergency vehicles. that has certainly helped. it's kept a number of people off the street out here in boston, in massachusetts, as the storm continues to barrel down. i can tell you just from the experience here, it's an icy, wet, bli
experiencing what we witnessed across the city. he's stuck. he came into this church parking lot. was going to plow it, got halfway through, but the conditions proved to be too much, so he's been struggling to get out of that particular position for the past 20 minutes or so. but again, anderson, there is a fleet of some 5,000 vehicles like this that are out on the streets throughout the state, plowing roads. plowing the primary routes, plowing parking lots and secondary routes like the one...
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and look at the murder rates versus other cities. new york city per 100,000 citizens has had five murders where about four times less than philadelphia, for example, or chicago. dorothy, so, if jason is right, why any objections? >> well, there are no reasons, no factual reasons for objection. this is sheer demagoguery, let's go to the old saying, the constitution is not a suicide pact, it's not a suicide pact for minority, either and the basis of all of this claims that minorities are hurt. it's bizarre, if i could just make a quick trip to the los angeles police officer who shot the people which brought a vocal group out, yeah, we don't want to-- the police are corrupt. it is a very good mirror image of the view. >> paul: let me introduce a couple of facts here, 84% of the stop and frisk people, who are stopped and frisked are minorities according to 2011 and 88% of those who are stopped, there was no summons, there was no arrest, so, the accusation, look, it's a kind of racial profiling number one, and number two, it's overdone. y
and look at the murder rates versus other cities. new york city per 100,000 citizens has had five murders where about four times less than philadelphia, for example, or chicago. dorothy, so, if jason is right, why any objections? >> well, there are no reasons, no factual reasons for objection. this is sheer demagoguery, let's go to the old saying, the constitution is not a suicide pact, it's not a suicide pact for minority, either and the basis of all of this claims that minorities are...
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depaula credits these videos for changing the culture of the city. the city, however, credits its 2007 agenda calls planyc for creating 280 miles of bike lanes in new york city. whoever's responsible, the bikers are happy campers. >> we can turn it around and make it cool to care or cool to ride a bike, and that's what we've been doing. now you can see the change on those streets. you see the bike lanes, the bridge access, the bike parking, the auto free plazas. times if you stay with it. >> coming up -- from terrified to triumphant, one girl's journey down the mountain top. when "caught on camera: in a split second" continues. [ whistle blows ] hi victor! mom? i know you got to go in a minute but this is a real quick meal, that's perfect for two! campbell's chunky beef with country vegetables, poured over rice! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. and i was told to call my next of kin. at 33 years old, i was having a heart attack. now i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor befor
depaula credits these videos for changing the culture of the city. the city, however, credits its 2007 agenda calls planyc for creating 280 miles of bike lanes in new york city. whoever's responsible, the bikers are happy campers. >> we can turn it around and make it cool to care or cool to ride a bike, and that's what we've been doing. now you can see the change on those streets. you see the bike lanes, the bridge access, the bike parking, the auto free plazas. times if you stay with it....
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the city repeatedly lost $300 million in state and federal ait because the union basically refused to implement a rigorous teacher evaluation the union basically refuse to implement a rigorous teacher evaluation system. everybody has to be evaluated. everybody has to be held accountable, the way of the world but the fact union refuse to do this and very rightfully mike stood his ground to say no because they wanted the model to just be in place for two years that happened that the of the teacher would be removed and then be referred back the mayor said no. what is the point*? where is the public outcry for that? where are the people picketing in the streets to say you cannot deny our kids $300 million because you refuse to be held accountable to have a reasonable evaluation system in place. this is where students first is organizing everyday people like you. you have got to get involved in the process because the legislators in albany, the governor could solve the problems they need to hear from people like you you'll make your decisions with you contribute to the next campaign based
the city repeatedly lost $300 million in state and federal ait because the union basically refused to implement a rigorous teacher evaluation the union basically refuse to implement a rigorous teacher evaluation system. everybody has to be evaluated. everybody has to be held accountable, the way of the world but the fact union refuse to do this and very rightfully mike stood his ground to say no because they wanted the model to just be in place for two years that happened that the of the...
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and other signs across the city. it's been -- they have prepared us well. >> i know you guys also stocked up on supplies. earlier, some of the supermarkets in the city were running out of milk, running out of bread. i think you have plenty of other types of supplies to keep you busy. >> we might have other supplies to keep us busy, but we are also, you know, do have supplies and water and things like that. but you know, we are trying to realize that we will be here for the weekend and trying to make sure we have everything that will keep us sustainable through that time period. >> they were telling me earlier, anderson, they hadn't seen snow like this in a few years? >> long time. >> a few years, gut obviously, we still have a lot more to go before the night is over. >> jason, we'll be checking with you. we'll be on the air for two hours and more coverage after that, so all night long. a short drive down the coast from where jason is, ali velshi is in cape cod in the town of dennisport, massachusetts. he's had brutal
and other signs across the city. it's been -- they have prepared us well. >> i know you guys also stocked up on supplies. earlier, some of the supermarkets in the city were running out of milk, running out of bread. i think you have plenty of other types of supplies to keep you busy. >> we might have other supplies to keep us busy, but we are also, you know, do have supplies and water and things like that. but you know, we are trying to realize that we will be here for the weekend...
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thank the federal government for it. >> the funding only part of the money new york city plans to get. >>> straight ahead here on the news edge, not many people can say they've been inside air force 1. one local man has assisting three presidents. the story of a crew captain on the most famous plane. >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> the song has the power to make little ones dance, even a sleeping baby. a little ground sound asleep in the family girl. the moment the song came from the speakers she can't help but move. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> february is black history month. we're taking the opportunity to introduce you to people in our area with stories to tell. the man who has kept presidents safe. beth parker has his story. >> when this fresh faced young guy joined the air force he could not have imagined what he would see. >> continue lee sandy hook rise, president bush in the background there. >> three presiden
thank the federal government for it. >> the funding only part of the money new york city plans to get. >>> straight ahead here on the news edge, not many people can say they've been inside air force 1. one local man has assisting three presidents. the story of a crew captain on the most famous plane. >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> the song has the power to make little ones dance, even a sleeping baby. a little ground sound asleep in the family girl. the moment the song came...
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to make these decisions, not the executive branch of the city. thanks. >> thank you, any other member of the public who would like to comment? and seeing none, we'll close public comment. just from the one comment that came through, i'm also reminded of when we had a vacancy for the mayor's office, there was no real public discussion with any of the candidates that they didn't come before the board of supervisors to say they were interested in becoming the interim mayor, in fact, when we came to the first vote on january 4th of 2011, the first vote for the interim mayor, the person who being selected wasn't even in the country and hadn't told anyone he was interested in being mayor and i couldn't stomach a vote at that time, so it seems like though a lot of different processes we need to look at, having some transparency of how we're doing the voting is needed and having some formal presentation, some formal discussion with the candidates that are coming before us, there could be a decision left to the mayor's side, but anyone else coming forward
to make these decisions, not the executive branch of the city. thanks. >> thank you, any other member of the public who would like to comment? and seeing none, we'll close public comment. just from the one comment that came through, i'm also reminded of when we had a vacancy for the mayor's office, there was no real public discussion with any of the candidates that they didn't come before the board of supervisors to say they were interested in becoming the interim mayor, in fact, when we...
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the city, all the way up into maine. now, we're not probably going to see a lot more snow in new york city, maybe 4, 6 more inches, but the big snow totals are going to be massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, vermont, new hampshire, and maine, because that's where the low is centered. the low is off the coast here. the closer you are to the low, the more snow you'll get. that's what we have now. that's where the snow is. the snow is filling back into new york city, and ashleigh will get more snow tonight. not that much, but she will, and then this wind will be the event for tomorrow as that storm, we call it bombs out. it literally becomes so deep and so intense it will almost be the same strength, the same depth at what hurricane sandy was as it made landfall. the good news with this is that this storm is not going to make landfall. it's going to continue out into the ocean and move away. so maybe 6 to 10 more for albany. everywhere you see this pink, this is all the way from maine, even into nova scotia, back down
the city, all the way up into maine. now, we're not probably going to see a lot more snow in new york city, maybe 4, 6 more inches, but the big snow totals are going to be massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, vermont, new hampshire, and maine, because that's where the low is centered. the low is off the coast here. the closer you are to the low, the more snow you'll get. that's what we have now. that's where the snow is. the snow is filling back into new york city, and ashleigh will get...
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hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work deep below the city. they began building the infrastructure of new york in 1872. from the subways to the sewers, the water tunnels to the highway tunnels, new york city thrives because of their work. ryan: you got one little hole in the ground, and nobody knows we're here. see the empire state building, right. that's 1,000 feet. so you figure, you go down 1,000. how high that is -- that's how far we go down. narrator: stretching more than 60 miles under the city, tunnel 3 is taking generations of workers to complete. ryan: i don't even want to imagine what my father had to go through. when we fi
hurwitz: currently, city tunnel 1 and city tunnel number 2 would be feeding each half of the city. so you'd lose half the city if you didn't have a replacement. narrator: without half of its water supply, the city would shut down. for nearly 40 years, new york has been in the process of constructing a solution. man: this project is water tunnel number 3. we started on this project in 1969. i'm a sandhog. i've been a sandhog for 37 years. narrator: sandhogs are the men of local 147, who work...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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the city we know today would not exist without him. everything that rudy giuliani and i have accomplished is built on the foundation that ed laid. it is a foundation that is strong and unshakable as his faith in the genius and beauty of new york and his faith in god. you will be happy to know that i have been to my biblical research. it is only fiction that this torah portion is about moses leading the jews out of egypt trad. ed was our moses, but with a little less hair. [laughter] he did not part of the red sea, but he broke out a strike i shouting words of encouragement. just as moses died before he reached the promised land, ed died hours before the documentary about him opened in theaters. leave it to him to maximize publicity about a film of his life. no one entered the theater of politics more than him. no one was ever better at it. as much fun as it was to watch him as mayor, the real show began when he left public office -- lawyer, professor, elevation the judge, restaurant reviewer, reform organizer, twitter user, even radio
the city we know today would not exist without him. everything that rudy giuliani and i have accomplished is built on the foundation that ed laid. it is a foundation that is strong and unshakable as his faith in the genius and beauty of new york and his faith in god. you will be happy to know that i have been to my biblical research. it is only fiction that this torah portion is about moses leading the jews out of egypt trad. ed was our moses, but with a little less hair. [laughter] he did not...
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think that we were talking about after maybe 7 years if the city could have the option of purchasing that site and running it ourselves, i think that could be a really good eligible use for any funds that we have, to have our own power system, we can help to ramp up. >> that's a great recommendation, thank you, and then as you know, puc is in the beginning phases of its sewer system improvement program and are trying to integrate some of the innovative technology resource recovery and the waste water process, so some ideas around that, and then i think one thing we were really pleased about is that last year when the legislature did their initial bills around happen trade revenue allocation, there is a requirement that up to 25% of dollars be spent in disadvantaged communities, historically, san francisco, the definition of disadvantaged communities that the state uses is one that keeps income relative to the state and so we often don't count as a disadvantaged community though we have many neighborhood that are struggling, i think the definition they're using for disadvantaged commu
think that we were talking about after maybe 7 years if the city could have the option of purchasing that site and running it ourselves, i think that could be a really good eligible use for any funds that we have, to have our own power system, we can help to ramp up. >> that's a great recommendation, thank you, and then as you know, puc is in the beginning phases of its sewer system improvement program and are trying to integrate some of the innovative technology resource recovery and the...
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and by way of comparison, if you look at the entire city, the entire city uses just under a thousand megawatts. and about 150 of that is power that we feed to the municipal railway from hetchy and others. and the rest of it is really pg&e served. and, so, what we have before you is a very small scale 30 megawatt program and we were on the one hand trying to balance the risks of opt out with also the availability and certainty to be able to find demand for that 30 megawatts to test the water. so, that means, though, if you have a very small program, you're not able to spread out costs, other costs as widely. and then the other big policy decision which you pointed to, commissioner vietor, it's a possible right answer to use hetch hetchy, but then it will then commit what would be future use. so in the event we have a normal hydro year. so, to put a finer point on what this means per month for average rate payers is summarized on slide 9. and if i may just walking across the row that says tier 1 clean power sf premium dollars per month, going with the shell contract as you previously s
and by way of comparison, if you look at the entire city, the entire city uses just under a thousand megawatts. and about 150 of that is power that we feed to the municipal railway from hetchy and others. and the rest of it is really pg&e served. and, so, what we have before you is a very small scale 30 megawatt program and we were on the one hand trying to balance the risks of opt out with also the availability and certainty to be able to find demand for that 30 megawatts to test the...
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the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal with infrastructure issues, others have concerns about the sustainability of water supplies. allbee: it's not just about the sustainability of the assets, it's about the sustainability of our water resources. parts of this country that thought of themselves as water rich 20, 30 years ago, now are discovering that they really are not water rich, they have source supply issues, they have serious questions about how they're going to accommodate additional growth in their communities.
the city council asked the police to escort them away. there was complete denial of the problem. 15 years later, water quality is on the agenda of every city council person in that local city, and that's completely a result of activists forcing the issue, surfrider and other local groups, saying, "hey, these water quality issues are real and you need to address them." and only until the public sort of creates that will will the politicians respond. narrator: while some cities deal...
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this it program is already in effect in other neighborhoods in the city. the goal is to encourage more turnover. the agency plans to hold public hearings on the first of next month. >>> an update on a story first reported by nbc news. the boy scouts of america will not be dropping its ban on gays participating as members or scout leaders. the organization announced today it needs more time to e review this policy. pete williams joins us live. why the delay? >> the scouts say a couple things about this. first of all, they have had an outpouring of feedback that shows how deeply care about scouting and about this it issue. it's complex and need more time for what they call a deliberate review of the membership policy. there was to be a vote today before the 33-member board. by postponing it to may, they will have it before the national council. so both sides of this hope the time will work in their favor. people who think the change should happen, and remember the change under discussion, the scouts would remove the national ban from their membership rules a
this it program is already in effect in other neighborhoods in the city. the goal is to encourage more turnover. the agency plans to hold public hearings on the first of next month. >>> an update on a story first reported by nbc news. the boy scouts of america will not be dropping its ban on gays participating as members or scout leaders. the organization announced today it needs more time to e review this policy. pete williams joins us live. why the delay? >> the scouts say a...
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facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later. on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric streetcar line and the new san francisco railway. that he said would be the nucleus that would host the city. and san francisco gave further incentive to expand the city's network. a project by way of tunnel leading into chinatown by way of north beach. in december the first streetcar was driven into the tunnel. just two years after its berth, muni had added two lines. and k, l and m lines that span out from westportal. in 1928, the j line opened heading west to the beach. in 1944 san francisco voters finally approved muni take-over of the market street railway. by then motor bus and trolley
facilitated by city boss, abe ruth, ushering in the electric city car. the writing was on the wall. the clammer had begun for the experiment including public transit people. owned by the people and for the people. the idea of a consolidated city-owned transit system had begun traction. and in 1909, voters went to the polls and created a bond measure to create the people's railway. would become a reality three years later. on december 28, 1912, mayor sonny rolph introduced the new geary electric...
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the housing projects in the poor neighborhoods in the city so it was something i had thought about actively since i was a little kid and so when it came into the supreme court i was interested in following that >> host: talking about the personal pieces i like to ask people their personal connection in the story when we get into the meat of it did you have a particularly stance on bus segregation? >> guest: i think they don't think about it and looking back to when i was looking at the reaction from the kids in the 70's when they started busting a lot of the kids would say i like it at this school. they didn't think about it but as i got older i started to think about not only going to schools and being surrounded by poverty that i didn't see in my neighborhood in the suburbs, but you know, at the same time in the schools that i had attended there was tracking so you have the regular program and in the advanced program they are close race on the class lines and so as a kid you absorb that and start to think about it and i remember being in high school one of the only class is i took was mix
the housing projects in the poor neighborhoods in the city so it was something i had thought about actively since i was a little kid and so when it came into the supreme court i was interested in following that >> host: talking about the personal pieces i like to ask people their personal connection in the story when we get into the meat of it did you have a particularly stance on bus segregation? >> guest: i think they don't think about it and looking back to when i was looking at...
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families throughout the city. and the discussions that i had absolutely changed my mind. i was meeting with parents from throughout the city. mostly low income, single moms. and these moms had done everything that you would want a mother to do. so they first researched their neighborhood schools, figured out only 10% of the kids at that school were on grade level. then they would do the next best thing which is they would apply through the outer boundary lottery process that we had set up to try to get, win one of the spots at one of the good schools on the other side of town, and inevitably they would lose because there were thousands of people applying and only a handful of spots available. and then these moms would come to me and say, okay, now what am i supposed to do? and when i was looking eye to eye with these mothers, and i knew i could not offer them a spot at a high performing school that i thought was good enough for my own two kids, i said who am i to stop this lady from taking a $7500 voucher and potentially getting into a catholic school that was not willing
families throughout the city. and the discussions that i had absolutely changed my mind. i was meeting with parents from throughout the city. mostly low income, single moms. and these moms had done everything that you would want a mother to do. so they first researched their neighborhood schools, figured out only 10% of the kids at that school were on grade level. then they would do the next best thing which is they would apply through the outer boundary lottery process that we had set up to...
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when i love about new york city and all the cities that are really international cities, there are not that many in the united states, san francisco, l.a. a bit, i love about it is there is always a new population of people moving in. so the japanese lose their yen value and move out, the chinese move in and take their computers of their hands, always someone, whoever is coming in. gerri: to see that more all over the country. all the foreigners buying in florida. so we're starting to see investors coming in the fall cash. foreigners coming in and out of cash. individuals, first-time buyers, people who want to trade up. >> you know who is a person he should be moving even more than a first-time buyer or international person, someone who wants to trade up because if you take less for your home today and get them, this deep discount to you are ahead of the game. people are still stalling when they should not be. gerri: named three cities that you like now. >> seattle, las vegas and first and foremost new york city, my home town. gerri: so good to see you. the key for coming on. appreciat
when i love about new york city and all the cities that are really international cities, there are not that many in the united states, san francisco, l.a. a bit, i love about it is there is always a new population of people moving in. so the japanese lose their yen value and move out, the chinese move in and take their computers of their hands, always someone, whoever is coming in. gerri: to see that more all over the country. all the foreigners buying in florida. so we're starting to see...
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your task, fly to the city, find the child and deliver the incident. >> to tell us, we have our super resident -- >> zack. >> what's up, homey? start saving people in real life? >> not exactly. you saw the experimental group, where the people flew around. a control group of people who sat in a helicopter and the were delivered to the person. afterwards the people in the experimental group took them into a survey. the person who is telling them about it spilled over, and the people with suppowers were quicker to help the person out and pick up the pencil. >> i love that. >> we have just figured out thousand get world peace. >> through video games. >> you have completed your tank and saved the child's life. >> this next one -- >> you head to a party. inevitably, looks like they dumped a bunch in the center of plate. technology to the rescue, right? >> they're problem, they had all those chips without cheese and wanted to maximize their chip to cheese ratio. >> basically, cut your or tortilla chip put them in a mini muffin pan and make individual, like, nacho cups? >> exactly. and engine
your task, fly to the city, find the child and deliver the incident. >> to tell us, we have our super resident -- >> zack. >> what's up, homey? start saving people in real life? >> not exactly. you saw the experimental group, where the people flew around. a control group of people who sat in a helicopter and the were delivered to the person. afterwards the people in the experimental group took them into a survey. the person who is telling them about it spilled over, and...
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it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well, we were swimming in diluted sewage. melosi: the major way to deal with pollution, at least until early into the 20th century, was through the process of dilution. the assumption was that the capacity of rivers and streams, and even the seas, allowed for certain levels of pollution that eventually would purify themself. as we get later into the 20th century, it becomes clear that the volumes of waste made dilution unworkable as a single solution. and so treatment became the ways in which we deal with pollution. narrator: to protect public health, starting in the 1950s
it got so bad that the city took over, 'cause the city has a responsibility to protect its citizens. boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why...
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growth of city, and in the suburbs you have neighborhoods becoming more diverse, and the inner cities you have the why'd middle class moving back, and there's opportunities, but forced busing is not going to be it. >> host: glad you mentioned that, if the sofort of demographic landscape shifted so much that it almost makes no sense to rely on moves of 50s and 60s, and it means something different in 1975, and you used new york city as an example. brooklyn or harlem now, even in the 09s. >> guest: yeah, absolutely. >> host: what i wonder is i'm interested in the parents before we change gears is sort of if the parents take account of those kinds of shifts, the policy shifts, demographic shifts, making demands in louisville k making demands for new approaches to education reform, are they factoring that stuff in or locked into a certain historical moment as well? >> guest: i think, i mean, for parents, whenever you talk to parents, they care about where their kid is going to go to school, and that's all. you know, i hear of people talking about parent involvement in schools, and parents
growth of city, and in the suburbs you have neighborhoods becoming more diverse, and the inner cities you have the why'd middle class moving back, and there's opportunities, but forced busing is not going to be it. >> host: glad you mentioned that, if the sofort of demographic landscape shifted so much that it almost makes no sense to rely on moves of 50s and 60s, and it means something different in 1975, and you used new york city as an example. brooklyn or harlem now, even in the 09s....
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the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern elevators today. >> so the height of buildings is related to elevator technology. >> both of these technologies encourage architects to build taller buildings. engineering and materials science provided a higher quality of steel to build with, and having passenger elevators meant it was the necessary anymore to climb a long flight of stairs to get to the top of the building. the elevator made the upper floors of the building more attractive than they were before. >> here we were at the historic st. francis hotel, which was actually a representation of the
the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern...
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it really grinds the city to a halt. this is what the models i have been avoiding showing these models too much. as we get closer here, feeling a little more confident in these kind of snowfall totals, 34 inches is what we are showing for boston. blizzard warnings as well. it's going to be incredibly windy storm. we are going to be talking about a very significant coastal erosion event. i will show you quickly the way the model tracks on this storm. this is a classic nor'easter. unfortunately this storm right here is going to coincide with a high tide and a new moon tide. that means we potentially are going to see record coastal erosion all across parts of that northeast corridor. we will continue to track this in the weather center. fox report will be right back. . and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupcakes? yes. do you want an etch-a-sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash? no. you got talent. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1%
it really grinds the city to a halt. this is what the models i have been avoiding showing these models too much. as we get closer here, feeling a little more confident in these kind of snowfall totals, 34 inches is what we are showing for boston. blizzard warnings as well. it's going to be incredibly windy storm. we are going to be talking about a very significant coastal erosion event. i will show you quickly the way the model tracks on this storm. this is a classic nor'easter. unfortunately...
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the city right on that line. >> new york city plows and salt trucks are armed and ready to clear the city's almost 6,000 miles of roads. the storm will bring higher tides. >> many of the same communities that were in hurricane sandy's title sage, just about 100 days ago are likely to see some moderate coastal flooding this evening. >> many new yorkers are trying to leave work early. and then, they are the tourists. stuck in the storm, looking for a good time. >> doug watkins and his wife flew in, canceled flights kept some family members from joining them, but they have plans. >> we have tickets for a show tonight, so we are hoping we can make it over there and back and maybe walking through snow. >> you think it is going to go on? >> we are hopeful. >> jeffrey and tracy young are here from connecticut, which is expected to get more snow. >> we are down here for a show and we had nonrefundable tickets. >> you are the second person i met that said they are here for a show. what are you hearing? is the show going to go on? >> i hope so. the show always goes on, right? >> even if the th
the city right on that line. >> new york city plows and salt trucks are armed and ready to clear the city's almost 6,000 miles of roads. the storm will bring higher tides. >> many of the same communities that were in hurricane sandy's title sage, just about 100 days ago are likely to see some moderate coastal flooding this evening. >> many new yorkers are trying to leave work early. and then, they are the tourists. stuck in the storm, looking for a good time. >> doug...
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this is the highway, the expressway leading out of the city. there is virtually no traffic at this hour. just every once in a while we see a car cruising down here very very slowly. essentially the authorities are asking people to stay off the roads because they don't want additional problems. beyond the ones they are already facing. don't want running around chasing accidents or people slid off in ditches. asking everyone to stay inside and stay out of this big mess. another thing that they are watching are the coastal communities. high tied is at 10:00 p.m. tonight. we could see a little more coastal flooding. keeping a close eye on that. here is what the governor devol patrick had to say about it earlier today. >> listen to directions from public officials. if you are in a coastal area, for example, and you are advised or instructed to evacuate, do so and do so quickly. because water will rise or can rise quite quickly. >> the has also called in the national guard to be ready for this storm. a large number about 1,000 tonight. additional fol
this is the highway, the expressway leading out of the city. there is virtually no traffic at this hour. just every once in a while we see a car cruising down here very very slowly. essentially the authorities are asking people to stay off the roads because they don't want additional problems. beyond the ones they are already facing. don't want running around chasing accidents or people slid off in ditches. asking everyone to stay inside and stay out of this big mess. another thing that they...
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and by far the healthiest place you could is in the city. manhattanites burned a third of the fossil fuels of people in dallas for example. to use a third electricity. why? their heating and cooling their neighbors, their apartments are touching. even more important than that mostly the less driving they are doing. transportation is the greatest smoke contributor to most civilians greenhouse gas. in our daily lives the biggest choice which may, when i build my house in washington, d.c. i make sure i cleaned the shores -- the shelves on the sustainability store. i got the bamboo flooring. i have a wood burning stove that supposedly a log burning in my wood burning stove contributes less co2 to the environment than if it were left to decompose in the forest naturally. but, of course, i have the energy saver like all. the energy saver labels saved as much electricity, or i should say states as much carbon in the year as moving to a walkable neighborhood saves in we. so the whole green gadget discussion, what can i buy to make myself more sustai
and by far the healthiest place you could is in the city. manhattanites burned a third of the fossil fuels of people in dallas for example. to use a third electricity. why? their heating and cooling their neighbors, their apartments are touching. even more important than that mostly the less driving they are doing. transportation is the greatest smoke contributor to most civilians greenhouse gas. in our daily lives the biggest choice which may, when i build my house in washington, d.c. i make...
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but in boston, the mayor says the situation could have been much worse. >> i'm happy to report the city so far has weathered the storm well. no major power outages. no severe flooding. we still have a little way to go to get to the rest of the storm. >> this is the scene at boston's logan airport today. snow plows, working around the clock. if the snow plows won't or can't come, some residents are taking patters into their own hands, shoveling the snow themselves to find their cars again. >> i hope this is my car. how long have you been at it? >> about an hour. >> about an hour. looks like you've made headway here. how much longer do you think you have to go? >> at least two more. >> across the region, driving is treacherous. if you don't have to venture out, officials say please don't. as for the airports, they too are struggling to recover from closures and delays over the past 24 hours. more than 5,000 flights had to be canceled due to this walloping blizzard. so here's the problem. once we get past the emergency, once the plows can get out and the utilities can get back out and get
but in boston, the mayor says the situation could have been much worse. >> i'm happy to report the city so far has weathered the storm well. no major power outages. no severe flooding. we still have a little way to go to get to the rest of the storm. >> this is the scene at boston's logan airport today. snow plows, working around the clock. if the snow plows won't or can't come, some residents are taking patters into their own hands, shoveling the snow themselves to find their cars...
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out the garden like that. >> yeah. >> you sold out madison square garden in new york city where, by the way, there's not even a country music station on the air. >> there is now. >> oh, right. right, it just started. >> there's a new country station here in new york that opened a couple of months, i guess, but, no, this is our first trip here to madison square garden. >> was that a little intimidating? i mean, you've had so much success, but are there still things that go, oh, new york city, the radio city? >> yeah, absolutely. too because of what you just said. there hasn't been a country radio station here in quite a while, so it's hard to promote your shows when you come here. >> you know what's changing, though, i was down in the keys the last couple of weeks, and i was listening to all you and your cohorts on "the highway." which is sirius. then it goes everywhere. it's making great inroads. >> that definitely helps a lot, but, you know, i think coming here playing a place like the garden, that's such -- >> that's cool. >> that's such a cool venue, and to come in and sell it ou
out the garden like that. >> yeah. >> you sold out madison square garden in new york city where, by the way, there's not even a country music station on the air. >> there is now. >> oh, right. right, it just started. >> there's a new country station here in new york that opened a couple of months, i guess, but, no, this is our first trip here to madison square garden. >> was that a little intimidating? i mean, you've had so much success, but are there still...
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the caution tape blocked the sidewalk in front of the city heights condo complex. this is on west saint james street at north san pedro in downtown san jose. it appears as if a woman, a 24- year-old woman, fell from a balcony here at this condo complex at around 3:00 this morning. we're not sure exactly which floor she fell from. we have heard the 8th floor. we've also heard the 11th floor. but you can see there are some balconies there on the side of the building. police believe that this was just an accident, that she had accidentally fell. some people had reported hearing some partying up there and then calling police saying that they heard a loud thud. so again, police don't believe foul play is involved even though there were some other people on the balcony with her. they say the coroner will continue this investigation. that's what we have now live at the scene in san jose. anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> it is developing story with law officers down in southern california on high alert this morning. the manhunt for the former l.a. police officer accused in three
the caution tape blocked the sidewalk in front of the city heights condo complex. this is on west saint james street at north san pedro in downtown san jose. it appears as if a woman, a 24- year-old woman, fell from a balcony here at this condo complex at around 3:00 this morning. we're not sure exactly which floor she fell from. we have heard the 8th floor. we've also heard the 11th floor. but you can see there are some balconies there on the side of the building. police believe that this was...
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city, one of the poorer neighborhoods in the city. so it was something i thought about since i was a little kid. and so when the case went to the supreme court, i was obviously very interested in following it because it was personal. >> host: talk about the personal connection. i always like to ask that before we get into the meat of it. when you were busing to the inner city, did you have a particularly stance on the question of desegregation and school integrace. >> guest: when you're a kid you don't thing about it. when i was reading at the reaction of the kids in the the '7s when they started buzzing -- busing, a lot of the kids were saying, i like this school, and as i got older i started to think about not only going to schooled and being surrounded by poverty i didn't see in my neighborhoods in the suburbs, but then the school is attended, there was tracking so you had the regular program, honors, and then we had advance programs, and those were cut very closely along race and class lines. so as a kid we absorbed that and start
city, one of the poorer neighborhoods in the city. so it was something i thought about since i was a little kid. and so when the case went to the supreme court, i was obviously very interested in following it because it was personal. >> host: talk about the personal connection. i always like to ask that before we get into the meat of it. when you were busing to the inner city, did you have a particularly stance on the question of desegregation and school integrace. >> guest: when...